Aurora Stadium
York Park
Location	Launceston, Tasmania
Broke ground	1919
Opened	1921
Closed	N/A
Demolished	N/A
Owner	Launceston City Council
Operator	AFL Tasmania
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	Unknown
Architect	Various
Former names
York Park
Tenants
Tasmanian Devils Football Club, VFL Hawthorn Hawks, AFL
Capacity
23,000

York Park (now known as Aurora Stadium) is the major Australian rules football ground located in Inveresk, an inner city suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. In September 2004, Aurora Energy secured the naming rights to the stadium for the next six years. The precinct around the stadium will still be called York Park, but the stadium itself will be referred to as Aurora Stadium until 2010. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1677x489, 214 KB) Summary {{Information |Description=Panoramic image of inside of Aurora Stadium, Launceston, During half-time break of A-League preseason game between Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United . ... Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 103,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... AFL Tasmania is the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in Tasmania, Australia. ... The Tasmanian Devils Football Club is an Australian rules football team, in the Victorian Football League in Australia. ... The Victorian Football League, formerly known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA), is a second-tier Australian rules football league. ... The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... Inveresk is a suburb of Launceston. ... Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 103,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114 (7th)  - Product per capita  $33,243/person (8th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  489,600 (6th)  - Density  7. ... September 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: September 2004 in sports Events Deaths in September • 27 Tsai Wan-lin • 24 Françoise Sagan • 20 Brian Clough • 18 Russ Meyer • 15 Johnny Ramone • 12 Fred Ebb • 11 Peter VII of Alexandria • 8... The electricity retail company Aurora Energy was formed by the dis-aggregation of the Hydro Electric Commission in Tasmania, Australia, on July 1, 1998. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

It was recently re-developed and has a capacity of around 23,000.

It was originally the home of the North Launceston Football Club. In 2000 it was re-developed as part of the bid to get Australian Football League games to Tasmania. The upgrades include additional seating and grandstands, as well as lights for night games. This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...

Australian rules football

See also: Australian rules football in Tasmania

Since 2002 it has been successful in hosting some AFL games each season - in the most recent (2006) season, Hawthorn played a pre-season NAB Cup quarterfinal and three home games at Aurora, and St Kilda played two home games at the venue. The ground hosts Tasmanian Devils Football Club home games in the Victorian Football League. Tasmanian State of Origin guernsey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The NAB Cup is the pre-season/night series Australian rules football competition of the Australian Football League, sponsored by National Australia Bank. ... The St Kilda Football Club, commonly known as The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Tasmanian Devils Football Club is an Australian rules football team, in the Victorian Football League in Australia. ... The Victorian Football League, formerly known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA), is a second-tier Australian rules football league. ...

The record crowd at the ground is 20,961 at a Hawthorn vs Richmond match on June 18, 2006. The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The ground also hosts local Northern Tasmanian Football League matches. The Northern Tasmanian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in northern Tasmania. ...

Siren controversy

See also: AFL siren controversy, 2006

In April 2006, a bizarre incident occurred when during a St Kilda Saints versus Fremantle Dockers match the final siren went, with Fremantle a point in front. The siren to end the game sounded during a stoppage for a ball-up, but the umpire in charge of the ball at the time did not hear the siren, and carried on play despite the reactions of the Fremantle players around him. According to the laws of the game, the game has not ended until the umpire acknowledges the siren by raising both hands in the air, and that the siren should be sounded by the timekeepers until the umpire acknowledges. What followed was a farcical situation where play continued for approximately six seconds, St. Kilda levelling the scores in that period, that score being cancelled when a St. Kilda was felled after the ball was kicked, earning a free kick, off which a behind was scored, levelling the scores anyway. After a protest the AFL commission convened and overturned the result to award Fremantle the game, and in the process according to a number of local football identities over ruled the traditional power of the umpires on match day. The AFL siren controversy of 2006 (dubbed Sirengate) was the controversy surrounding the conclusion and result of an Australian rules football match played on 30 April 2006 during Round 5 of the Australian Football Leagues 2006 season. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... St Kilda Football Club logo The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... Fremantle FC logo The Fremantle Football Club, colloquially known as The Dockers, are one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ... A ruck contest in Australian rules. ...

This precedent was taken advantage of a few weeks later in a game between Penguin and Latrobe in the NTFL, where the controlling umpire was over ruled by his partner cancelling a goal to Penguin on the siren and giving the game to Latrobe by five points. Penguin protested, and the protest was dismissed due to a lack of evidence - however the NTFL general manager was adamant that the protest would never have been made if the AFL had not over ruled the umpires at Launceston and allowed the draw to stand.

One website forum that collects final scores persists in retaining the result as a draw. [1]

Other sports

York Park has also hosted:

• A game in the 2003 Rugby World Cup between Romania and Namibia
• A National Soccer League game between Melbourne Knights and Perth Glory.
• An A-League pre-season game between Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United on July 16, 2006.

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Record Crowd

• 20,971 - Hawthorn Hawks v Richmond Tigers - 2006 (18 June)

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2006 Schedule

The following matches are scheduled for 2006 at Aurora Stadium. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

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2007 Schedule

The following matches are scheduled for 2007 at Aurora Stadium. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

Aurora Stadium during the half-time break of an A-League pre-season game in July 2006.

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External links

• Aurora Stadium Official Site
• Aurora Stadium at Austadiums
• History of Aurora Stadium(York Park)